London has been battered by 50mph winds that have felled trees and caused travel chaos. Powerful gusts swept across the capital as the Met Office issued a yellow "be aware" weather alert for most of the country.

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Tory MP Douglas Carswell lived up to his reputation for mischief-making last night at his book launch for The End of Politics and the Birth of iDemocracy. Carswell, a noted critic of the PM, referred to those in his own profession as being “parasites” and chose to invite Labour MP Tristram Hunt to the Hospital Club to address a room full of Conservative policy wonks.